Our June 10th meeting was attended by 25
The president’s challenge for our June was to turn a platter. Gift certificates were given to Dennis Sisung for First Place and Denny Demuth for Second Place in the Novice category. Ted Wilkins and Das Madhavan were the winners in the Advanced category
We raffled off a dyed egg that Betty Scarpino made and donated to the club. The winner was Marian Timmerman.
Cletus Brooks did a demonstration on his lapidary work. It was very interesting and informative. By the way, on Sunday June 11, Cletus was on the front page of the Adrian Daily Telegram. The article was on the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service and he is the local coordinator. Here’s a link to the article http://www.lenconnect.com/news/20170611/amateurs-keep-communication-going-during-emergencies
The President’s challenge for the June meeting will be a turning with a non-wood inlay
You’ll have the perfect chance to benefit from the collective know-how, innovation, and creative passion of turners from around the globe at AAW’s 31st International Symposium, in Kansas City, Missouri, June 22-25, 2017.
The Mid Atlantic Woodturneers Symposium is October 28 & 29 in Lancaster PA. Here is a link to their website: www.mawts.com
The Ohio Valley Woodturners Guild Symposium will be October 13-15 at Higher Ground Conference Center in West Harrison, In. Because we have advertised this event, we have been given one free registration. We will have a drawing from the list of interested peopl. I sent an email asking who might be interested in attending. To date I have only received responses from 3 people who are interested. Please let me know asap.
You still have until June 30th to take advantage of the AAW incentive program for new members. During an exclusive sign up period from April 1 to June 30, new members can get their first year at the reduced rate of $30. Go to this site to get that rate: http://tiny.cc/AAWNewGen
Thanks to all who made flag bases. I don’t have a final count but there were a lot brought in at the last meeting. |
Our July meeting will be on July 8. The demonstration will be ‘from log to bowl’, showing the steps to turning a basic bowl from start to finish including sharpening of bowl gouges and associated bowl tools. Will have a wolverine jig set up. If you have tools you need help sharpening, bring them to the meeting.
I am scheduled to arrive back home from a Europe trip on Friday, July 7, so I plan to be at the meeting. Wish me luck. If I have any flight delays, Tom Jones will conduct the meeting.
I hope to see all of you there.
Len
I recently found a list of “You might be a woodturner if…” one-liners. Here is one of them:
There is ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT that you’re a woodturner if you’ve ever used a lathe to sharpen a pencil!